In late 2005, Thurston was one of 13 NRL players who posed for the League of Their Own 2006 calendar that was produced in the style of the Dieux du Stade calendars to raise money for the Koori Kids foundation.
Thurston Moore | Thurston Island | Thurston | Howard Thurston | William Thurston | Scott Thurston | John Bates Thurston | Johnathan Thurston | Harry Thurston Peck | Fred Thurston | Edgar Thurston | Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston | Thurston, Springfield, Oregon | Thurston's Hall | Thurston Rostron | Thurston Howell, III | Thurston Hall | Thurston County ritual abuse case | Thurston Community College | Thurston Clarke | The Amazing Johnathan | Samuel Thurston | Robert Thurston | Robert Henry Thurston | Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor | North Thurston High School | John Mellen Thurston | John Jabez Thurston | Johnathan Young | Johnathan Rice |
Johnathan Thurston won the 2005 Dally M Medal by a single point from Newcastle's Andrew Johns, despite Johns missing over a third of the season with a broken jaw.
It was reported the next day that Thurston has been plagued with a Hernia injury which he received in a training session prior to Origin 2.